India’s Chief of Defence, his wife and 11 others killed in helicopter crash

India’s Chief of Defence Bipin Rawat died on Wednesday, December 8, 2021 aged 63. [Courtesy]

 

 India's Defence Chief Bipin Rawat, his wife and 11 other people were killed after a military helicopter they were travelling in crashed in southern India on Wednesday, the Indian Air Force said.

Rawat, 63, was appointed as India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government in late 2019.

The accident took place around noon near the town of Coonoor, and the dead include four crew members of the Mi-17V5 helicopter, the Air Force said in a tweet.

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